Geraldine Somerville

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Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville is an actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the film Gosford Park (2001) and the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). Her other notable roles were in My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Grace of Monaco (2014).

In 1995, Somerville was nominated for a BAFTA Award for playing Jane Penhaligon in the television series Cracker from 1993 to 1995.

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Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville is an actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the film Gosford Park (2001) and the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). Her other notable roles were in My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Grace of Monaco (2014).

In 1995, Somerville was nominated for a BAFTA Award for playing Jane Penhaligon in the television series Cracker from 1993 to 1995.

Somerville trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and graduated in 1989. She did stage work and appeared on TV in episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Casualty (1993) before landing the role of Penhaligon in Cracker, which she held from the show's inception in 1993 until its demise in 1995 and became one of the most memorable characters of the series.

Somerville played Lady Stockbridge in Julian Fellowes's Gosford Park and Harry Potter's mother Lily in all the Potter movies. In May 2007, she played author Daphne du Maurier in the BBC TV drama Daphne. She plays a leading role as fictional Louisa, Countess of Manton in the 2012 ITV mini-series Titanic.

In 2014, Somerville played Princess Antoinette of Monaco in the film Grace of Monaco. In 2014, she played Sarah Griffin in the BBC One mini-series Quirke.

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